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Disappearing bees 02/15/07
"This year, what's different is the number of colonies," Jennifer Berry said. "When you have beekeepers who have lost 90 percent of their colonies, and they're commercial and good beekeepers, we know something's wrong. We've had several people that I know have lost thousands of colonies."
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Salmonella outbreak 02/15/07
The recent recall of peanut butter from a processing plant in Georgia should be viewed as an isolated food safety incident, not a ban on all peanut butter, says a University of Georgia expert.
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Blueberry boost 02/08/07
“A lot of areas where blueberries grow are economically depressed,” Gerard Krewer said.
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Free form-filing help 02/08/07
Applying for financial aid for college can be confusing, especially with the paperwork that's required. Georgia parents and students can get free help with this task through the College Goal Sunday program.
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Georgia tobacco '07 02/08/07
The Georgia farmers who still grow tobacco will likely battle a deadly plant disease again all season, trying to squeeze out a profit come harvest time.
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Organic stereotype? 02/01/07
“I think we do have a preconceived notion that it’s the wealthy, better-educated consumer that would buy organic,” Chung-Liang Huang said. “The perception is just that: a perception. Looking at the data, it doesn’t show that kind of stereotype. The data shows that the consumers are very diverse.”
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Winter perils 02/01/07
Average January temperatures were milder just about everywhere in Georgia. But winter's not over. And the icy cold that's still likely to come could threaten some Georgians' lives.
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Helping disabled farmers 02/01/07
Farmers with physical disabilities are often a little too self-reliant to ask for help or don't know where to find it. But help is out there, and a new program can link them to it.
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High corn 01/25/07
Corn farmers should have a lot to smile about in 2007. A massive demand for their crop has pushed prices to the highest in a decade, said experts here Tuesday. But it could be a volatile ride.
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Irrigation control 01/25/07
The well could eventually run dry. The water from a city main could stop flowing. As Georgia’s population keeps increasing -- up more than 25 percent from 1990's numbers -- so does the demand for water. A University of Georgia professor is looking for ways to preserve this resource.